CERTIFICATE.
State of Iowa,
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Office of Secretary of State}
In accordance with the provisions of section
176 of the code of Iowa of 1897, I hereby certify that this
volume of the Iowa Official Register contains a true and
correct tabulated statement of the population of the counties,
and also of the cities and towns of Iowa, having 500 inhabitants
and over, as shown by the last state census.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set
my hand this first day of February, 1900.
G.L. Dobson
Secretary
of State
[Transcriber’s Note:
Pottawattamie County was created 21 September 1848 from
the Unorganized Territory. The Third Constitutional Convention
was convened at Iowa City, January 10 1857, and Adjourned
March 5, 1857. This is the first convention in which Pottawattamie
County appears.]
Third Constitutional Convention,
10 Jan 1857 – 5 March 1857.
District 12: Pottawattamie, Harrison, Shelby, Woodbury,
Monona Audubon, Crawford, Carroll, Calhoun, Sac, Ida, Cherokee,
Burna Vista, Pocahontas, Palo Alto, Emmet, Clay, Dickinson,
Osceola, O’Brien, Plymouth, Siouxand Buncombe Counties.
Represented by Daniel H. Solomon. (Page 23)
An abstract of the votes cast in the several counties of
the state of Iowa at the August election, A. D. 1857, for
and against the adoption of the new constitution (Page 55):
Pottawattamie county: For: 264 Against: 418
Superintendents of the Board of
Education (Office created by act of board of
education, passed December 24, 1858. Office abolished March
23 1864, and duties devolved on superintendent of public
education.) (Page 64) . [Transcriber’s note: The
annual salary for the Superintendent of Education in 1900
was $2,200.00].
Thomas H. Benton, Jr., Pottawattamie county; elected
by the board of education December 21, 1858; qualified January
14, 1859.
Thomas H. Benton, Jr., Pottawattamie county; re-elected
December 21, 1859.
Thomas H. Benton, Jr., Pottawattamie county; re-elected
December 6, 1861; resigned in 1863.
Railroad Commisioners. Office
created in 1878.
Spencer Smith, Pottawattamie county; appointed April
5, 1887, for the residue of the term of three years, commencing
April 1, 1887; elected for term commencing January, 1889.
(Page 67) [Transcriber’s note: The annual salary
for the Railroad commissioner in 1900 was $2,200.00].
(Chapter 29, acts of the Twenty-second General Assembly,
provided for the election of railroad commissioners, the
first term of office to be chosen by lot, one, two and three
years from second Monday in January, 1889)
Spencer Smith, Pottawattamie county; appointed November
6, 1888; drew term of one year, commencing January, 1889.
(Page 67)
Spencer Smith, Pottawattamie county; appointed November
5, 1889, for the term of three years, commencing January,
1890. (Page 67)
Judiciary. Supreme Court of Iowa.
CHIEF JUSTICES. [Transcriber’s
note: : The annual salary for a Judge of the Supreme Court
in 1900 was $4,000.00].
Caleb Baldwin, Pottawattamie county; elected as
October 11, 1859,with Ralph P. Lowe of Lee county and Lacon
D. Stockton, and drawing the second shortest term, became
chief justice January 1, 1862. (69)
Joseph R. Reed, Pottawattamie county; term commenced
January 1, 1889; resigned February 28, 1889. (Page 70)
ASSOCIATE JUDGES.
(Transcriber’s note: : The annual salary for a Judge
of the District Court in 1900 was $2,500.00).
Caleb Baldwin, Pottawattamie county; elected by
the people October 11, 1859; qualified January 11, 1890;
became chief justice January 1, 1862. (Page 71)
Joseph R. Reed, Pottawattamie county; elected by
the people October 9, 1883; resigned February 28, 1889.
(Page 72)
REPORTERS of the DECISIONS of the
SUPREME COURT. (Transcriber’s note: : The
annual salary for a Reporter of the Supreme Court in 1900
was $600.00. The Reporter of the Supreme Court receives
$600.00 for each volume of reports issued by him. The average
number of reports issued is three each year).
Bradbury W. Hight, Pottawattamie county; appointed
by the supreme court, March 1882, to fill vacancy caused
by resignation of John S Runnells. (Page 74)
PART II
STATE, DISTRICT, and COUNTY OFFICES.
IOWA OFFICIAL REGISTER.
1900
EXECUTIVE OFFICERS.
OIL INSPECTORS, term expires June
30, 1900. (Page 79)
Theo. Guittar, of Council Bluffs. Annual
Salary: $1,200.00. Oil inspectors receive $50.00 per month
and are allowed to retain 25 per cent of all fees collected
in excess of $50.00, except their compensation is not to
exceed $100.00 per month.
INSPECTORS OF BOATS,
term expires May 6, 1900 (Page 79)
J. C. Bixby, Pottawattamie county; post office, Council
Bluffs
JUDICIAL.
FIFTEENTH DISTRICT COURT OF IOWA
Counties: Audubon, Cass, Fremont, Mills, Montgomery, Page,
Pottawattamie, and Shelby. (Page 84).
Judge:
A. B. Thornell, Sidney
N. W. Macy, Harlan
Walter I. Smith, Council Bluffs
W. R. GREEN, Audubon
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Court Reporter:
O. C. Gaston, Tabor
John H. Clark, Council Bluffs
B. O. Bruington, Council Bluffs
W. E. BUTLER, Council Bluffs |
LIEUTENANT-GOVERNORS. (Office created September 3,
1857, by the New Constitution). (Page 58)
Orland H. Manning, Pottawattamie county; re-elected
October 9, 1883; qualified January 16, 1884; resigned October
2, 1885. [Transcriber's note: Orlando H. Manning was first
elected from Carroll county on October 11, 1881 and qualified
January 12, 1882.]
THE TWENTY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
District 19.
Senator: Arthur S. Hazelton; residence: Council Bluff;
counties in district: Pottawattamie; occupation: Lawyer;
nativity: New Hampshire; years in Iowa: 15; age: 44. (Page
91)
District 31.
Representative: John H. Jenks; residence: Avoca;
counties in district: Pottawattamie; occupation: Banker;
nativity: Massachusetts; years in Iowa: 21; age 44. (Page
94)
District 31.
Representative: G. M. Putnam; residence: Carson;
counties in district: Pottawattamie; occupation: Farmer;
nativity: New Hampshire; years in Iowa 26; age 62. (Page
95)
COUNTY OFFICERS OF IOWA.
POTTAWATTAMIE COUNTY.
COUNTY SEAT………………….
COUNCIL BLUFFS. (Page 140)
Auditor: R. V. Innes; residence: Council Bluffs;
politics: Republican
Clerk courts: F. L. Reed; residence: Council Bluffs;
politics: Republican
Treasurer: William Arnd; residence: Council Bluffs;
politics: Republican
Recorder: E. E. Smith; residence: Council Bluffs;
politics: Republican
Sheriff: L. B. Cousins; residence: Council Bluffs;
politics: Republican
Supt. of schools: O. J. McManus; residence: Council
Bluffs; politics: Republican
Surveyor: E. E. Cook; residence: Council Bluffs;
politics: Republican
Coroner: V. L. Treynor; residence: Council Bluffs;
politics: Republican
County attorney: W. H. Kilipack; residence: Neola;
politics: Republican
Supervisor –Chm: B. G. Auld; residence: Griswold;
politics: Republican
Supervisor: H. C. Brandes; residence: Hancock; politics:
Republican
Supervisor: Jacob Hansen; residence: Underwood; politics:
Republican
Supervisor: Perry Kerney; residence: Carson; politics:
Republican
Supervisor: J. M. Matthews; residence: Council Bluffs;
politics: Republican
PART III
Miscellaneous Statistics
POPULATION:
…The total and urban population, and per cent of urban
to total population (Page 418):
Pottawattamie county: Total population in 1895: 46,
042;
Urban population in 1895: 25,767
Per cent of urban population in 1895: 56%
BY TOWN:
Population of Cities and Towns having 500 inhabitants and
over, According to Rank. Census of 1895. In order of Rank,
City, Population (Page 411-415):
#7, Council Bluffs, 20,189
#101, Avoca, 1,598
#185, Oakland, 912
#188, Walnut, 904
#199, Neola, 841
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION FILED IN 1899:
Name of Company: York Creamery association; Principal
place of business: York Twp., Pottawattamie county; When
filed: January 3, 1899; Durations in years: 20. (Page 420)
Name of Company: Order of Melchizedek; Principal
place of business: Council Bluffs; When filed: June 30,
1899; Duration in years: 50. (Page 421)
Name of Company: Baldwin Block Co.; Principal place
of business: Council Bluffs; Authorized capital stock: $60,000.00;
When filed: May 18, 1899; Duration in years: 20. (Page 422)
Name of Company: Warehouse Construction Co.; Principal
place of business: Council Bluffs; Authorized capital stock:
$50,000.00; When filed: November 10, 1899; Duration in years:
20. (page 422)
Name of Company: Garner Electric Light, Power and Telephone
Co.; Principal place of business: Garner; Authorized
capital stock: $10,000.00; When filed: March 7, 1899; Duration
in years: 20. (Page 422)
Name of Company: Michelwait & Young Co.; Principal
place of business: Macedonia; Authorized capital stock:
$25,000.00; When filed: September 2, 1899; Duration in years:
20. (Page 423)
Name of Company: Smith Refining Co.; Principal place
of business: Council Bluffs; Authorized capital stock: $25,000.00;
When filed: March 3, 1899; Duration in years: 25. (Page
424)
Name of Company: Ozark Zinc and Lead Mining Co.;
Principal place of business: Council Bluffs; Authorized
capital stock: $200,000.00; When filed: October 6, 1899;
Duration in years: 20. (Page 425)
Name of Company: Macedonia Implement Co.; Principal
place of business: Macedonia; Authorized capital stock:
$11,000.00; When filed: October 27, 1899; Duration in years:
20. (Page 425)
Name of Company: Omaha, Council Bluffs & Suburban
Railway Co. of Council Bluffs; Principal place of business:
Council Bluffs; Authorized capital stock: $1,000,000.00;
When filed: October 25, 1899; Duration in years: 50. (Page
426)
STATISTICS RELATIVE TO ASSESMENT OF REAL & PERSONAL
PROPERTY FOR 1899:
Table 1. (Showing personal property other than live
stock for 1899 in detail, as shown by supplemental reports
of assessment made by the county auditors to the auditor
of the state.) (Page 437)
Pottawattamie county:
Reported actual value of vehicles: $102,892.00
Reported actual value of house-hold furniture: $35,936.00
Reported actual value moneys and credit: $915,667.00
Reported actual value corporation stocks: $515,109.00
Reported actual value merchandise: $1,250,940.00
Reported actual value other personal property: $543,456.00
VOTE FOR PRESIDENT AND VICE-PRESIDENT BY COUNTY, BASED UPON
VOTE CAST FOR ELECTORS AT LARGE: (Page 466-467)
November 2, 1852; Pottawattamie county cast 182 votes
for Franklin Pierce, Democrat
Pottawattamie county cast 111 votes for Winfield Scott,
Whig
November 4, 1856; Pottawattamie county cast 259 votes
for John C. Fremont, Republican
Pottawattamie county cast 353 votes for James Buchanan,
Democrat
November 6, 1860; Pottawattamie county cast 412 votes
for Abraham Lincoln, Republican;
Pottawattamie county cast 412 votes for Stephen Douglass,
Democrat.
November 8, 1864; Pottawattamie county cast 502 votes
for Abraham Lincoln, Republican;
Pottawattamie county cast 353 votes for George B. McClellan,
Democrat.
November 3, 1868; Pottawattamie county cast 1121
votes for U. S. Grant, Republican
Pottawattamie county cast 1042 votes for Horatio Seymour,
Democrat.
November 5, 1872; Pottawattamie county cast 1956
votes for U. S. Grant, Republican
Pottawattamie county cast 567 votes for Horace Greely, Democrat.
November 7, 1876; Pottawattamie county cast 2308
votes for R. B. Hayes, Republican
Pottawattamie county cast 1083 votes for Sam’l J.
Tilden, Democrat.
November 2, 1880; Pottawattamie county cast 2440
votes for Jas. A. Garfield, Republican
Pottawattamie county cast 936 votes for W. S. Hancock, Democrat.
November 4, 1884; Pottawattamie county cast 2295
votes for Jas. G. Blaine, Republican
Pottawattamie county cast 1861 votes for Grover Cleveland,
Democrat.
November 6, 1888; Pottawattamie county cast 2347
votes for Benj. Harrison, Republican
Pottawattamie county cast 1779 votes for Grover Cleveland,
Democrat.
November 8, 1892; Pottawattamie county cast 2359
votes for Benj. Harrison, Republican
Pottawattamie county cast 1776 votes for Grover Cleveland,
Democrat.
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